Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-07
THE ASYLUM CASE.
Ore Witness Tastifes that DR.. Dorsett
Put His Arms Around One Of
the Female Patients.
The D0rselt Children Said to Haya
Cruelty Tre&,1d Several Patients,
Whipping 0ae OF Them.
Governor Ross on tbs witness stand MAKES
som5 Plain Staten ents-The
Testimony IN Full.

Governor Ross on It's witness stand MAKES
som5 Pain Staten snts-The
Tesumony IN Full
HE THIRD DAN.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Ten, Sept. O. The Lunatic
Asylum investigation was resumed by
the board Of managers today and will
probably close tomorrow. The follow
ING wgs among me most important test
mOny:
Miss Lou Collias. "Dr. Dorsett is at
times very rough, and at other times ne
is courteous. lie had spoken roughly TO
me when l wanted 10 get NY time cf.
always got g pass out with considerable
trouble asked MIN once Tor : pass anu
| ne said he would ask his wife GbOU. it.
never knew his wife was an empIOye OF
| the asylum. He passed through the
ward one morning when he staggered.
/ | smelled liquor On him. | saw him
examine e Miss Stevenson, patient in
manner | did not think was respectable
! | have heard his children call patient
named Miss Stevens names. 1t would
always excite her. DR.. Dorset was
present once when his child wes annoy
ing the patient Dr.. Dorset has never
spoken TO me about Dr.. Dsvis, but has
come in g!ght after him and altered MS
! prescriptions. Ga two occasions he re
ferred me TO Miss Frank for thiEgs I
wanted. 1 have only been here since
April The time when | thought he was
drunk W2s about SIX weeks ago.
don't think Dr.. Dorsett's natural
msnLec is grlf. | called Dr.. D0rsett's
attention to the conduct of his children
because l wasn't going TO risk my place.
He had Miss Stephenson Stand uD and
Standing behind her pressed re- person
to his own. She vas very weak, suffer
ing with consumption"
W. D. Lou2hery: 81 am fireman out
here for TWENTY-FIVE months. | have seen
instances of DR.. Dorsett's children mis-
treating patients. ! saw Shep Dorset,
his son, tie negro patient in the patk 0y
the ankles and whip rim with board.
The patient prayed end begged
not TO be killed, Another patient
/, and an attendant were present. 1 have
seen Moore Dorset throwing sticks and
stones ct patient called BlQe. Moore
is about fifteen years old | have seen
him frequently deviling female patient
who comes over after milk. l have also
wards. IL two instances DR.. Dorset wss
within sight, and I don't think it Was
possible for him not to have seen the &C
currence. | did not report the matter
for fear Of beng discharged, | have seen
some OF the attendants, Mr. Lonly and Mr.
Fulton, who acted like t-e7 were drunk
MIR. LoIly, when l saw him about three
= months ago, was SO drunk ne cOuldn't
stand stiff. Mr.. Fulton was drunk not
, long ago. Mrs. McGill, Mr.. Hopkins
and Mr.. Davis and others have seen
drunk. In the formers dining room at one
time there were not enough plates, knives
and forks, only one spoon, which was Mr.
Hopkins private property. The witness
j. f'then testified that it was generally under
stood thet Wilson was policeman and
that Nelson now holds the place, and 8
= patient performs the work. The
gruo is insufficient and poorly
I cooked. At one meal | remember
at dinner all we hsd was bread, rice and
coffee. | frequently would go outside
snd BUY something to eat, I never heart
DR.. DOrsett speak roughly or unkiudIy
to or about anyone. l reported the mat
ter about the Dorset children to Dr.
Johnston. l was afraid to report it Il
DR.. Dorset, believing | would be dis
y charged if | did so. Dr.. Dorset has
l. never spoken unkindly tC me, but thnl
- he has acted unjustly shout that dinins
: room. If DR.. Dorset didn't know iii
4 condition l can't see why the policeman
< used 20 have charge of that room
Il l never notified anybody about the con
dition OF things, because l was afraid 0
being discharged or nsulted SO that
would have TO quit. DR.. Dorset pro
NOTED me from attendant to fireman
', with an increase of wages. Dr.. Davi
! told me he reported the condition of III
= diningrOom to the supervisor. 1t be
,. came better afterwards. l dOu't knOE
! that Or. Dorsett knew anything abou
the employees being drunk. MI. Johnsto
asked about the matter. There is a gen
eral feeling around the Asylum that
these abuses were reported the part
Il reporting would be discharged au
Il it was better to submi
d o the evils. There is 8 Dorset and a
D, anti Dorset party among the employees
This has been caused by Dorsetu's pal
tislity to the new attendants and the EN-
ployes who have been brought here an
given better positions and pay than oil
=, employees who deserved promotion.
- have no feeling against Dr.. Dorset,
g SIN not Dorset man on account OF tn
: reports have heard snd what hsv
myself seen"
DR.. Il. NJ. Swearingen: "The mornin
before the Inauguration Of Governor Ros
DR.. Dorset called on II
rs and told me he had bee
appointed superintendent. / aske
him if it would be his pleasure to retail
Id Doctors Bennett and Maxwell. He sal
y he would be glad TO do SO. BE would Q
49, back to North Texas and he would /
glad to have them remain if it could t
IN done. He impressed my mind that /
rs would try to retain them. At a secon
a. interview he said Governor Ross had il
On timated that he wanted clean sweep
ne all the officers of the institution. l hs
ns several conversations with DR.. Dorse
IS, but the foregoing is Their substanc
at The impression he made on II
re mind was that he desired ,
ne retain Bennett and Maxwell If he cou
We do so, and in the subsequent conversatiC
n. he said Governor Ross thought it g bett
p policy to make clean sweep"
IS. Mena Linn 81 am al employe. l IA
nd been here four years, in the Laundry
er the time. l know Mrs. McMshon. l ca
not say whether she was DISCHARGED